MAINGEAR Spark A8-M275X Review

Honored as one of the 12 best products from CES 2014, the MAINGEAR Spark A8-M275X packs more power in its tiny frame than much larger gaming desktops. This minuscule rig is less than five inches square and weighs just over two pounds, but comes packed with powerful components, including an AMD A8 processor, AMD Radeon R9 graphics, and 240GB solid state drive. Click to See Price

MAINGEAR Spark A8-M275X Specs

Desktop PC (no monitor) AMD A8-5557M 16GB memory/240GB SSD

MAINGEAR Spark A8-M275X Features

With its compact size, the Spark offers great versatility wherever the gaming action takes you. And with its standard VESA mounting, it can be placed out of sight behind your TV.

A 240GB solid state drive means faster startup times and almost instant access to your system files and settings, and also has plenty of room for storing your games.

Windows 8.1 gives you the power to quickly browse, watch movies, play games, polish your resume, and pull together a killer presentation—all on a single PC.

With the new Windows 8.1, you can watch movies or play games with Xbox, Skype with friends, get work done with Office, access files anywhere with OneDrive, or find your next favorite app in the Windows Store. And you can get to it all from the new Start screen, even your familiar desktop.